UK inflation rate in 2001: 1.77%

Inflation in 2001 and Its Effect on Pound Value

Purchasing power decreased by 1.77% in 2001 compared to 2000. On average, you would have to spend 1.77% more money in 2001 than in 2000 for the same item.

In other words, £1 in 2000 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1.02 in 2001.

The 2000 inflation rate was 2.96%. The inflation rate in 2001 was 1.77%.
The 2001 inflation rate is lower compared to the average inflation rate of 2.79% per year between 2001 and 2019.

Inflation rate is calculated by change in the composite price index (CPI). The CPI in 2001 was 683.70.
It was 671.80 in the previous year, 2000. The difference in CPI between the years is used by the Office for National Statistics to officially determine inflation.

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Data Source & Citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from
the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). A composite index is created by combining price data from several different published sources, both official and unofficial. The Consumer Price Index, normally used to compute inflation, has only been tracked since 1988. All inflation calculations after 1988 use the Office for National Statistics' Consumer Price Index, except for 2017, which is based on The Bank of England's forecast.

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